Dangit. I had an article just like that pasted and ready to go. Grrrrrrrrrr.
World War I photo - The photo shows a man in front of a firing squad and the caption said the man was an enemy spy. The photo was a fake and the photographer was actually posing as the spy. It has since been used as a photo from WWII.
Read more at http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-yellow-journalism.html#ZcEqegdMqwouCH6E.99
Youll beat me next time. ;-)